ATHENS — Canton turned three close bouts into falls, and won five in a
row by pin early en route to a 51-21 win over Athens here Tuesday night
in NTL wrestling action.
“There’s no other way to put it, we got
out-hearted today,” said Athens coach Shawn Bradley. “There were four
matches we could have won, and (Canton) won them all.
“Hats off
to Canton, their kids wanted it more than ours,” added Bradley. “We have
to learn how to gut some things out, that’s part of the process.”
The
match started quickly with Canton’s Hayden Ward scoring an 18-second
fall at 152 pounds, and Athens senior Karter Rude answering with a
59-second pin of Levi Pepper at 160 pounds to tie the match at 6-6.
The 172-pound bout was a pivotal match in the early-going.
Canton’s
Brenen Taylor scored the first takedown of the bout, but senior Cameron
Whitmarsh escaped, and countered with a double-leg takedown for a 3-2
lead.
After Taylor scored an escape late in the first period to
tie the bout at 3-3, Whitmarsh cut him loose to start the second period.
The duo remained on their feet the entire two minutes, and Taylor led
4-3 heading into the final two minutes.
Taylor rode top to start
the second period, but was penalized about 30 seconds in for a stiff
forearm to the back of Whitmarsh’s head to tie the score at 4-4. Moments
later, Whitmarsh escaped for a 5-4 lead, but just 20 seconds later,
Taylor scored a takedown, and ran a quick arm bar for the fall at 5:28
to give the Warriors a 12-6 lead.
At 189 pounds, Canton’s Riley Parker built a 7-0 lead before turning senior Collin Rosh for the fall at 3:16 to make it 18-6.
The 215-pound match-up proved to be another tough loss for the Wildcats.
Canton’s
Connor Davis scored an early takedown and had freshman Caleb Nason on
his back for more than 30 seconds, but Nason reversed Davis and had him
on his back at the first-period buzzer to trim the deficit to 5-4.
Davis
was on top to start the second period, and quickly locked in an arm bar
for a fall at 2:22 to give the Warriors a 24-6 lead.
The Warriors turned another 1-point lead into a fall at 285 pounds.
After
a scoreless first period, Mason Nelson scored an escape in the second
period for a 1-0 lead, and the heavyweights spent the remainder of the
period on their feet.
Nelson rode top for more than a minute
before locking in an arm bar and turning Nittinger for the fall at 5:22
to up the Warrior lead to 30-6.
At 106, Lyle Vermilya built a 9-0 lead before finishing off freshman Keaton Sinsabaugh at 3:26 to give the Warriors a 36-6 lead.
Canton’s Cohen Landis received a forfeit at 113 pounds to extend Canton’s lead to an insurmountable 42-6 lead.
Sophomore
Mason Vanderpool put the Wildcats back on the board again at 120
pounds. He led 5-0 after the first period, then scored a reversal early
in the second period, into a headlock for a fall at 2:25.
Senior
Gavin Bradley, wrestling up two weight classes, scored an impressive
19-3 technical fall over freshman Holden Ward at 126 pounds.
Bradley scored an early takedown, then racked up two sets of near-fall points to take an 8-0 lead after the first period.
Bradley
scored three takedowns to build a 14-3 lead midway through the second
period, then closed out the match with a takedown directly to Ward’s
back for the 19-3 win.
In what may have been the “match of the night,” Canton’s Brayden Wesneski scored a 10-7 decision over senior Gavin McGrath.
McGrath
scored a first-period takedown for a 2-0 lead. Wesneski started on top
in the second period, and with 40 seconds remaining sat out in arm bar
for three near-fall points and a 3-2 lead entering the final two
minutes.
The duo started neutral, and McGrath came out on top in a
scramble for a takedown, and three near-fall points to take a 7-3 lead
early in the third period.
McGrath tried to turn his advantage
into a cradle, but Wesneski was able to reverse and put McGrath on his
back briefly to tie the bout at 7-7 with 40 seconds remaining.
About 30 seconds later, Wesneski scored three near-fall points on a tilt for the 10-7 win.
At
138 pounds, Athens senior Kaden Setzer took down Hudson Ward on a throw
and picked up a pair of near-fall points in the process for a 4-0 lead,
which he carried into the second period.
Ward escaped early in the second period, and Setzer recorded another takedown to take a 6-2 lead into he final two minutes.
After
Ward registered another escape, a Setzer throw resulted in five points
and an 11-3 lead. Ward escaped again, but Setzer closed out the 13- 4
major decision with another takedown in the closing seconds.
Canton’s Bailey Ferguson closed out the match with a fall late in the second period at 145 pounds.
Athens, now 3-2, returns to action Thursday at North Penn-Liberty.
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CANTON 51, ATHENS 21
152: Hayden Ward (C) by fall over Keegan Congdon (A), 0:18;
160: Karter Rude (A) by fall over Levi Pepper (C), 0:59;
172: Brenen Taylor (C) by fall over Cameron Whitmarsh (A), 5:28;
189: Riley Parker (C) by fall over Colin Rosh (A), 3:16;
215: Conner Davis (C) by fall over Caleb Nason (A), 2:22;
285: Mason Nelson (C) by fall over Joshua Nittinger (A), 5:23;
106: Lyle Vermilya (C) by fall over Keaton Sinsabaugh (A), 3:26;
113: Cohen Landis (C) by forfeit;
120: Mason Vanderpool (A) by fall over Cayden Miller (C), 2:25;
126: Gavin Bradley (A) tech. fall Holden Ward (C), 19-3;
132: Brayden Wesneski (C) dec. Gavin McGrath (A), 10-7;
138: Kaden Setzer (A) major dec. Hudson Ward (C), 13-4;
145: Bailey Ferguson (C) by fall over Lucas Forbes (A), 3:48.
WYALUSING — The Athens defense limited Wyalusing to just two first-half
field goals, and built a 19-point halftime lead on its way to a 42-20
win here Monday night in NTL girls basketball action.
“We scored well off our pressure,” said Athens coach Brian Miller. “Our defense created some nice fast breaks.
“We played well,” added Miller.
Senior Caydence Macik led the Lady Wildcats with a double-double, scoring 16 points and pulling down 10 rebounds.
Junior
Karlee Bartlow had 11 points, five rebounds, three steals, and one
blocked shot in the win, while senior Olivia Bartlow had six points, six
boards, and two blocked shots, junior Emma Bronson aded five points and
two assists, and freshman Addy Wheeler chipped in with four points,
four rebounds, four assists, and six steals.
Macik scored seven
points in the opening stanza, including a 3-pointer late in the first
eight minutes, to help Athens to an 11-2 lead.
Karlee Barlow
scored seven points in the second quarter to fuel a 13-3 burt that gave
the Lady Wildcats a 24-5 lead at the break.
Athens added a point
to its lead in the third quarter, taking a 32-12 advantage into the
final eight minutes, then made 4 of 7 free throws down the stretch to
seal the victory.
Laci Norton led Wyalusing with six points, and Layla Botts and Olivia Spencer added four points apiece.
Athens, now 6-2, travels to Troy Thursday.
WYALUSING — Athens used a big second quarter to take control in a 30-16
win over Wyalusing here Monday night in NTL junior varsity girls
basketball action.
The junior Wildcats were held without a field
goal in the first quarter, but Mya Thompson was 4-for-4 from the
free-throw line. Athens trailed 5-4 after the opening stanza.
Sara
Bronson took over for Athens in the second quarter, pumping in 11
points to fuel a 16-2 blitz that gave the Wildcats a 20-7 lead at the
break.
Athens out scored Wyalusing, 10-9, in the second half, with Thomason scoring six points, and Bronson adding four.
Bronson
led Athens with 15 points, seven rebounds, and 10 steals, and Thompson
had 11 points, seven rebounds, three assists, and nine steals.
Raven
Glisson had four rebounds and one blocked shot in the win, while Izzy
Davis had four boards, and Savannah Persun grabbed three boards.
INDIANA, Pa. — Senior Gavin Bradley continues to wrestle like a man on a
mission, winning the 113-pound title here at the Mid-Winter Mayhem
Tournament in convincing fashion.
Senior Kaden Setzer finished fifth for the Wildcats at 132 pounds, and junior Jake Courtney was seventh at 138 pounds.
Bradley,
who opened the tournament with a technical fall and a pin on Friday,
opened Saturday with a 22-6 technical fall win over fourth-seeded Jared
Popson of Brookville in the semifinals.
Bradley scored a quick
takedown to start the match for a 2-0 lead. Thirty seconds later, Popson
escaped to close the gap to 2-1,, but Bradley hit a five-point move to
take a 7-1 lead after the opening two minutes.
Leading 8-2,
Bradley scored four takedowns, the last coming with 3 seconds remaining,
to increase his lead to 16-5 heading into the final two minutes.
After
Popson was banged for stalling early in the third period, Bradley hit
another five-point move to close out the match at 4:38.
In the finals, Bradley took control early and forged a 9-4 win over second-seed Weston Pisarchick of Brockway.
Bradley
scored a takedown 21 seconds into the bout. After Pisarchick escaped
with 49 seconds left, Bradley registered another takedown about 20
seconds later to take a 4-1 lead.
After spending the majority of
the second period on their feet, Bradley scored a takedown and three
near-fall points in the final 20 seconds to take a 9-1 lead.
Bradley
cut Pisarchick loose to start the third period, and Pisarchick closed
out the scoring with a takedown with 20 seconds remaining.
Bradley is now 13-0 on the season.
At
132 pounds, top-seeded Owen Reinsel of Brookville, who went on to win
the title, scored a 7-1 win over Setzer, who was the fourth seed..
Reinsel took control early with a five-point move in the first 20 seconds of the bout. He added a reversal in the third period.
In his first wrestleback match, Setzer dropped a 4-0 decision to Commodore Perry’s Wyatt Lazzar, the 10th seed,
In
the fifth-place match, Setzer scored a pair of third-period takedowns
to rally for a 6-5 win over fifth-seeded Todd McGann of Quakertown.
Setzer beat McGann, 7-5, Friday in the quarterfinals.
At
138 pounds, Courtney, who was 4-1 on Friday, dropped a 7-4 decision to
Marion Canter’s Liam Cornetto in the consolation bracket round-of-4.
In
the seventh-place match, Courtney scored a takedown early in the third
period to pull out a 2-0 decision over Benton’s Caden Temple.
Athens hosts Canton Tuesday, and travels to North Penn-Liberty Thursday.
INDIANA, Pa. — Athens seniors Gavin Bradley and Kaden Setzer both
advanced to the semifinals of the Mid-Winter Mayhem tournament here
Friday, and junior Jake Courtney is alive in wrestlebacks.
Bradley, the top seed at 113 pounds, opened with a 21-3 technical fall over General McLane’s Ethan Snyder in 3:05.
Bradley scored a quick takedown and two sets of near-fall points for an 8-0 lead after the first period.
He
scored a quick takedown to start the second period for a 10-0 lead.
After cutting Snyder loose, Bradley recorded another takedown and a tilt
for a 14-1 lead.
Bradley cut Snyder loose again, then added
another takedown to make it 16-2. After cutting Snyder loose for a third
time, Bradley registered a quick five-point move to close out the bout.
In the quarterfinals, Bradley decked eighth-seeded Leyton Zechary of Commodore Perry in just 22 seconds.
Bradley will face fourth-seeded Jared Popson of Brookville in the semifinals Saturday morning.
Setzer, the fourth seed at 132 pounds, was 3-0 on the day to advance to the semifinals.
He opened the day with 57-second fall over T.J. Carroll of Forest Hills in the round-of-32.
Setzer
followed it up with a 16-1 technical fall over Mikey Hollar of Pocono
Mountain East. He scored a takedown and three near-fall points for a 5-0
lead after the first period.
Setzer scored a five-point move
early int he second period for a 10-1 lead. After an escape by Hollar,
Setzer scored a takedown and a two-point tilt for a 14-1 lead heading
into the final two minutes.
Setzer clinched the win with a takedown at 4:18.
In the quarterfinals, Setzer forged a 7-5 decision over Todd McGann of Quakertown.
Setzer
scored a five-point move midway through the first period for a 5-0
lead, but McGann escaped at the buzzer to close the gap to 5-1after the
first two minutes.
McGann opened the second period with a reversal to close the gap to 5-3, but Setzer escaped to make it 6-3.
McGann scored a takedown with 22 seconds remaining in the second period to pull within one point, at 6-5.
McGann cut Setzer loose to start the third period for a 7-5 lead, and the two spent the entire two minutes on their feet.
Setzer will face top-seeded Owen Reinsel of Brookville, who registered three first-period pins Friday, in the semifinals.
At 138 pounds,
junior Jake Courtney trailed Daniel Boone’s Brett Marciano 7-4 midway
through the third period in the round-of-32, but scored a takedown and
fall with 34 seconds remaining.
In the round-of-16, Courtney, the
ninth seed, trailed 5-0 to eighth-seeded Dave Wenner of Cranberry, but
rallied to close the gap to 6-4, but Wenner scored a reversal in the
closing seconds to win an 8-4 decision.
In the consolation bracket, Courtney went 3-0 to advance to the consolation round-of-4.
Courtney
was awarded a stalling point with 9 seconds remaining in the second
overtime period for a 1-0 win over Clearfield’s Ty Aveni in his first
wrestleback match, and followed that up with a 3-2 win over
Curwensville’s Nik Fegert.
In his final bout of the day, Courtney
scored a pair of third-period takedowns to really from a 4-2 deficit
for a 6-5 win over sixth-seeded Caden Finck of Montgomery.
At 215 pounds,
freshman Caleb Nason, the fifth seed, scored an escape and a takedown
early in the second period to take a 5-3 lead over General McLane’s
Brady Haskins. He rode Haskins the final 76 seconds of the period, then
the two grapplers spent the entire third period on their feet, with
Nason preserving the 5-3 win.
In the round-of-16, Nason fell
behind early, but scored a reversal and three near-fall points late in
the first period to take a 5-2 lead on Richland’s Ryan Audi. He added an
escape and a takedown in the second period for an 8-2 lead, on his way
to an 11-6 win.
In the quarterfinals, Nason dropped a 7-1 decision to fourth-seed Bradley Leon of Montgomery.
Nason was eliminated in his first wrestleback match, a 9-3 loss to Penn Cambria’s Brandon Oravec.
At 152 pounds, senior Karter Rude, the fifth seed, opened with a pin of Pocono Mountains East’s Camryn Sopko in 1:45.
In
the round-of-16, Rude scored a pair of takedowns to take a 4-1 lead
early in the first period, but Dubois Area’s Carter Wilson countered
with a takedown with 12 seconds remaining to tie the bout, and then
secured the pin at 1:55.
In the consolation bracket, Rude
received a forfeit from Clearfield’s Karson Kline to advance to the
consolation round-of-8, then built a 6-1 lead before registering a fall
in 4:05 over Benton’s Evan Brokenshire.
Rude’s tournament came to
an end in the second round-of-8 via a second-period fall against
second-seeded Travis Stipetich of North Allegheny.
At 285 pounds,
sophomore Josh Nittinger, the seventh seed, lost via fall to Canton’s
Mason Nelson in 3:37 in the opening round, but bounced back with two
wins in the consolation bracket.
In his first wrestleback match,
Nittinger scored a takedown 19 seconds into overtime for a 2-0 win over
Penn Cambria’s Brandon Yeoman. In his next bout, NIttinger turned a
reversal into a fall at 2:15 against Marion Center’s Luke Winters.
In the second round-of-8, NIttinger was eliminated by St. Joe’s Prep’s Maxwell Roy via fall in 4:49.
At 120 pounds,
sophomore Mason Vanderpool, the eight seed, led Pennfield’s Ryan
Parton, 5-3, in the third period, but Parton turned Vanderpool for a
fall at 4:51.
In the consolation bracket, Vanderpool flattened
Hollidaysburg’ Noah Horne in 24 seconds, but was eliminated in his next
bout — a 7-2 loss to Commodore Perry’s Hunter Gable.
At 189 pounds, senior Collin Rosh scored a fall over Daniel Boone’s Jake
in 3:43. Pogash led 1-0 after an escape early in the second period, but Rosh answered with a takedown and turn for the fall.
In the round-of-16, Rosh lost via first-period fall to second-seeded Colby Springman of Montoursville.
Rosh also lost via fall in his first wrestleback match to Cranberry’s Branden McFetridge.
Freshman Keaton Sinsabaugh went 0-2 at 106, and senior Lucas Forbes went 0-2 at 145 pounds.
Day 2’s action begins Saturday at 10 a.m.
ATHENS — Junior Karlee Bartlow scored 21 points for the second straight
game, pacing Athens in a 40-30 win over Wellsboro here Friday night in
NTL Large School girls basketball action.
Bartlow knocked down a
3-pointer, and scored five points in the first quarter, and senior
Caydence Macik, returning after a two-game absence, added four points to
help the Lady Wildcats to a 10-8 lead after the first eight minutes.
Bartlow
canned a pair of 3-pointers, and scored eight points in the second
quarter, and Macik added four points in a 14-6 run that extended the
Athens lead to 24-14 at the half.
Athens added two points to its lead in the third quarter, taking a 32-20 lead into the final eight minutes.
The Lady Wildcats made just 2 of 7 free throws in the fourth quarter, but held on for the win.
Bartlow
led Athens with 21 points, seven rebounds, four steals, three assists,
and two blocked shots, while Macik had 12 points, seven boards, four
steals and three blocked shots. freshman Addy Wheeler added four boards,
six steals, and one blocked shot, and senior Olivia Bartlow blocked two
shots.
Paige Logsdon led Wellsboro with 12 points.
Athens, now 5-2, travels to Wyalusing Monday.
ATHENS — Athens jumped out to an early lead, but was held scoreless for
more than two quarters as Wellsboro rallied to win an epic defensive
struggle, 14-11, here Friday evening in NTL Large School junior varsity
girls basketball action.
Sara Bronson scored four points in the
first quarter, and Mya Thompson added a bucket to help the junior
Wildcats to a 7-2 lead after the opening stanza.
Wellsboro, which
ran big chunks of time off the clock using a patient half-court
offense, outscored Athens, 6-0, in the second quarter, and the third
quarter to take a 14-7 lead into the fourth quarter.
The Athens
defense held Wellsboro scoreless, but could only muster two buckets — by
Bronson and Thompson. The Wildcats were also 0-for-4 from the
free-throw line in the final seven minutes, and 1-for-6 in the game.
Bronson
led Athens with six points and six steals, and Thompson added four
points, five rebounds, four steals, and one blocked shot,
Athens travels to Wyalusing Monday.
ATHENS — Athens shook off a rough first half, and a poor shooting night
at the free-throw line to post a 70-60 win over Towanda here Thursday
night in NTL Large School Division boys basketball action.
“Offensively,
we were not as crisp as I would have liked in the first half and we
missed a ton of foul shots tonight,” said Athens coach Jim Lister. “I
will never be happy about that.
“We made some halftime adjustments and came out and played a much better second half and got the win,” he added.
Lister also heaped praise on first-year Towanda coach Landon Henry.
“First,
I want to give a ton of credit to Coach Landon Henry,” said Lister. “He
is young and has ton of energy and his kids are buying in.
“They are going to beat some teams this season on just effort and hard work,” added Lister.
Athens
senior guard Tucker Brown scored the first seven points of the game,
but Towanda used an 18-4 blitz to take an 18-11 with 1:45 remaining in
the first quarter.
Senior J.J. Babcock scored five straight
points, and senior Nalen Carling made a free throw in the final seconds
of the opening stanza to draw within 18-17 at the end of the opening
stanza.
ATHENS — Williamsport scored the first 17 points of the game, and held
Athens off the scoreboard for the first five minutes of the game in a
55-23 win here Monday night in non-league boys basketball action.
Junior
Chris Mitchell’s free throws with 2:55 remaining in the first quarter
sparked an 8-0 spurt that also included buckets by senior J.J. Babcock,
junior Mason Lister, and senior Troy Pritchard that closed the gap to
17-8.
The teams traded buckets until midway through the second
quarter, but the Millionaires closed out the first half with a 9-1 spurt
tot are a 33-15 lead at the half.
Williamsport used 14-0 run
that bridged the third and fourth quarters to extend their lead to 53-19
in the opening minute of the final stanza.
The Wildcats shot 19.5 percent (8 of 41) from the field, and committed 29 turnovers in the loss.
Lister
led Athens with eight points and four rebounds, while senior Tucker
Brown had four points and one blocked shot, senior Nalen Carling had
four points and four rebounds, Mitchell hauled down six boards, and
Pritchard added three bounds and two steals.
Athens, now 6-2, hosts Towanda Thursday.